sekinchan ikan bakar

I just learnt that Sekinchan is a little town near Kuala Selangor. This I HAD to know after dining in one of the Sekinchan Ikan Bakar outlets along Jalan Pahang recently. 

It was an impromptu decision, in fact a vast contrast from our initial plan of having McD take away. LOL.
Sekinchan was just next door so we figured why not. So we got directions from one of those ikan bakar fellas to head to their wide parking space behind the restaurant. First-timers here would most likely be scratching their heads trying to figure out the car park location, so my advice is .. STOP and ASK.

No, they're not using the online ordering concept.

In fact, ordering's pretty simple and straight forward. EVERYTHING will be 'BAKAR'-ed. From the seafood to the vegetables. Head to the seafood counter and select your fish/ squid/ prawns/ clams/ vege...The selected 'victim' is then weighed, price-tagged and labeled with your table no. Head back to your table for further orders.

The price of seafood is seasonal (as expected) so either you ask first or be slaughtered with the prices!

They priced the drinks reasonably well though, perhaps to make up for the pricing of food. :p

The outlet we went to has a huge seating area and is brightly-lit so you'd know if they serve you burnt fish.

Dear is drinking one of their recommended drinks - Apple + Asam Boi. Bet you're already cringing by the name of it.

You might have difficulty selecting the right size of fishes if you come in a small group. Especially if a variety of dishes is what you're looking for. We managed to select a decent piece of pari (RM 8), just the right-sized so we have room to stomach other variety of seafood as well.

A small heap of squid rings...(RM 6)

And a piece of jenak (RM 10). I think they used the same sambal sauce for each dish, which was ohh-kay but not spicy enough.

I've never had my oyster mushrooms (RM 5) cooked this way.

Finally, a must-have to complement our dinner - a variety of sauces and dip.

Overall, quite a hefty price to pay, but then again, when does grilled fish come cheap?

Frankly, i still prefer my mum's version of Ikan Cencaru Sumbat Cili... (salivating)

Another thing i've just learnt (from their official website of course) is they've got 15 outlets in KL and Selangor plus one each in JB and Melaka(!). So, instead of listing it down, here you go.

Worth a try, the most at least once. =)